Revived Emotions
Self-Released, 2025
9/10
An esteemed pianist from Texas with a penchant for modern jazz, the 6 songs here from Aakash Sridhar recruit Andrew Getman, Adam Abrams and Joshua Ferrell.
Ferrell’s crisp drumming and Abram’s dense bass lines suit Sridhar’s bright keys in the opener, “Reflections Of Yesterday”, and “Sunsets” follows with playful bass plucking and radiant piano progressions that suit the rich climate.
“At Home” and “Stop Chasing” land in the middle. The former is a dreamy moment of sublime beauty, while the latter pays close attention to atmosphere via the firm bass, subtle drums and intimate keys.
Getman’s meticulous guitar appears on 2 tracks, and it’s particularly luminous on the more rock focused “A Spark”, and “Revival” exits with Sridhar’s graceful fingers weaving in and out of emotive, poetic songwriting.
Sridhar’s vision is full of eloquent storytelling, and the modern jazz presence draws the listener in from beginning to end.
Travels well with: Michael Waldrop- Triangularity; Domenic Cicchetti- Candy Apple